ELLWOOD HOSTS 19TH ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL EGINEERING DAY IN NEW CASTLE
Lawrence County’s Largest Manufacturing Employer Hosts Students from
Area High Schools for A Day of Learning
[New Castle, Pa—March 6, 2025] ELLWOOD, in partnership with Lawrence County School-to-Work, hosted their 19thannual High School Engineering Day on Thursday, March 6, at ELLWOOD’s New Castle campus. Over 30 students from area high schools visited the ELLWOOD location to learn about engineering careers, tour the New Castle campus, and more.
The event is designed to be both fun and educational as the students had the opportunity to witness the state-of-the-art processes as well as material testing and machining at ELLWOOD Quality Steels, ELLWOOD City Forge New Castle and North American Forgemasters. The students were selected by their respective schools to attend the event because they have an interest in engineering or a related career field.
Participating juniors and seniors from high schools in Ellwood City, New Castle, Riverside, Neshannock, Laurel, Mohawk, Union, Shenango, and Wilmington, started their day with a 10 a.m. welcome from ELLWOOD executives. Following the welcome, the itinerary for the day included a tour of the ELLWOOD campus, lunch, and a panel discussion where students had the chance to hear from company experts and take part in a Q&A.
“We want to thank Lawrence County School-To-Work for working with us to organize this important initiative. This is the second year we have hosted with a different format, focusing on hearing from our experts and our group really taking the time to answer questions and create an awareness of the engineering career opportunities that exist in our community,” said Denise Villanueva, ELLWOOD Human Resources Manager. “Being able to tour our facilities and hear from our engineers gives these students a better understanding of how engineering plays a key role in our daily operations.”
High School Engineering Day was developed by ELLWOOD as an event to host students from around the county to give them a better understanding of the many career paths that exist within the company, their community, and the manufacturing industry.
ELLWOOD is Lawrence County’s largest manufacturing employer with locations in Ellwood City, New Castle, and Wilmington.